Hard questions on maui. How did this wildfire start . How did it grow so fast . Destroy lives all with so little warning . Now a top official in charge of the response to that crisis has quit even as he stands up for how his agency handled the disaster. Plus a historic hurricane. Hilary is now a huge category four storm. It could be the first storm of its kind to hit california in some 84 years. Some areas could get a years worth of rain in just one day. And justice deferred. Donald trumps legal team trying to push one trial years into the future. While the former president backtracks his plans to hold an explosive News Conference monday. Were following these developing stories and more right here all coming in to cnn news central. The origin and the response to the deadly maui wildfires are both under growing scrutiny. Just a couple of hours, residents of the devastated town of lahaina are set to hold a News Conference to address how officials responded to the disaster. It comes after
steve: look at that. we have a new logo and new music. we are in a new room. it s kind of a new week. it s 7:00 here on the east coast. it is tuesday, may 28th, 2024. welcome to fox & friends and brand new studio, studio b. our top story this hour. a manhunt is underway two of four inmates who escaped a louisiana jail are still on the loose. lawrence: plus, democrats reportedly in full blown freakout mode over biden as we are about five months out from the election. ainsley: and what is the most annoying thing to americans? there s a list. do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world? guys, guys, guys. ainsley: second hour of fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, mornings are better your friends. steve: eh! ainsley: wake up. steve: screaming at the white house. we will tell you about that in a minute. turn to the latest on former president trump s new york criminal trial, closing arguments are set to begin today after more than four we
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